Egg-tester



UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

AUGUST H. STILLE, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

EGG-TESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 422,991, dated March11, 1890.

Application filed November 19 1889. Serial No. 330,902. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, AUGUST H. STILLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia,have invented certain new andy useful Improvements in Egg-Testers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain features involved in the construction ofan egg-testing device, the object of which is to provide a :ready andeiiicient means for candling eggs to` determine the condition of same.This result is secured by means of the device hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, reference being had to `the accompanyingdrawings7 in which similar letters of reference designate correspondingparts in all the views.

` Figure l is a perspective View showing the lids open. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theshade reduced.

Proceeding now to describe in detail my invention, the body A consists,essentially, of a rectangular box separated `into two compartments bythe transparent partition a. The compartment B to the right of saidpartition, as observed in the drawings, is reserved as a receptacle fora lamp or other means employed to provide a light, the lower and uppersides of which are suitably perforated, as is also the door b, for thepurpose of' providing a suitable draft for the lamp. The top h' is alsoperforated for the same purpose. The compartment C to the left ofcompartment B, as shown in the drawings, has arranged on its front sidean opening c, provided with a suitable lid that such opening may beclosed when desired, while near the top of said compartment is arrangedthe horizontal partition D, in which is arranged a series of holesintended to receive the end of the egg, the number of such holes beingvaried at will. The lid E is of a proper size to cover the entire top ofboth compartments, and is for the purpose of properly protecting the topof the box when not in use. The box proper may be made of any preferredmaterial; but if made of wood a lining of some suitable material shouldbe used that eluded from the eggs, and they will be placed l practicallyin a dark chamber which receives light only through the eggs from thelamp.

In operation a lamp or other means of Apron viding a light is placedwithin the compartment B, andthe eggs to be tested are placed over theholes d d, when the operator by looking downward upon such eggs will beenabled to determine their condition by means of the light passingthrough the transparent partition a', as will be readily understood. Thehole o, provided in the front side of compartment C, is for the purposeof properly examining the condition of the interior ot" saidcompartment. The horizontal partition D is to be made of cork or othersoft material, that the eggs may not be broken when coming in contactwith the same; or, if preferred, acollar or rings of suitable materialmaybe placed around the edges of the holes d d. (Not illustrated.)

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-V l. An egg-tester consisting of a body A,having the compartments B C separated by a transparent partition, thecompartment C, having an opening c in its side, and the horizontalpartition D in the upper end of the said compartment having a series ofopenings d, as set forth.

2. An egg-tester having the compartments B C, partitions ozy and D,cover E, and door b, as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST I-I. STILLE. Witnesses W. W. CoRLY, FRANK W. Woons.

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